Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: [PATCH] Single user linux

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Tue, 24 Apr 2001 10:41:01 -0400 (EDT)


On Tue, 24 Apr 2001, Alan Cox wrote:

> > > It is possible to implement the entire mail system without anything running
> > > as root but xinetd.
> >
> > You want an MDA with elevated privileges, though...
^
> What role requires priviledge once the port is open ?

.forward handling may, depending on how much do you want to put into it.

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